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Bill Reid

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Date:

1997-2000.

Reference:

R11456-4-X-E, Volume number: 24

Item no. (creator):

24

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3683083

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Jerry Grey fonds

Bill Reid
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Date(s):

1997-2000.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 drawing : colour pastel on wove paper ; 89.0 x 72.9 x 0.9 cm.
Support 89.000 x 72.900 cm

Language of material:

English

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Item is a colour drawing of Bill Reid by Jerry Grey from her series Rare Spirits: A Personal Tribute to Vintage Elders.
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Reid, Bill, 1920-1998

Artist: Grey, Jerry, 1940-
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Reid, Bill, 1920-1998 : Bill Reid was born in 1920 in Victoria, British Columbia and died in 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Reid's reputation as an artist derives in part from the pivotal role he has played in the rebirth of northern art. As an expert jeweler he introduced complex traditional European jewelry techniques (e.g.repousse) to the manufacture to North west Coast metalwork. In analyzing museum specimens, Reid along with Bill Holm, has been largely responsible for the modern understanding of the principles of Northern two-dimensional design. Thus Reid was the first Northern artist born in the twentieth century to comprehend the formal rules of this complex intellectualized art tradition, the principles of which had been lost to the few remaining Haida artists who practiced their craft in argillite and silver. Another facet of Reid's role in the revitalization of Northern art has been that of a communicator. Not only has Reid shared his understanding of Haida art with the public through the written word,film ,and his work in wood, silver, gold and other more or less exotic materials, he has also passed on his skills to younger artist.

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General note:

This portrait is one part of two drawings that make up a dual portrait. Grey executed this drawing in coloured pastels, while the accompanying portrait is drawn using monochrome pastels. When displaying, the monochrome is on the left, the colour on the right.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title : Beyond Likeness : Contemporary Works from the Portrait Gallery of Canada.
Curators : Carolyn Cook and Eva Major-Marothy. Beaverbrook Art Gallery - Feb 24 - June 5 2011. Further venue : Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - Sept 20 2012 - Jan 6 2013

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Signature: recto, b.r.: JERRY GREY 1997-2000

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2005-00415-4
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R11456]

[Consultation 90 Open]

24 Item no. assigned by LAC 24

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit : Jerry Grey, Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R11456-24, e006079050.
Restrictions on use : none.
Copyright : Jerry Grey.

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